cut velvet
Americannoun
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a fabric in which the looped pile has been cut.
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a fabric having a pattern of figured velvet with a backing of chiffon or voile.
Example Sentences
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White woodwork, French blue cut velvet, delicate spindly Adam furniture, a dining room all white with little square-paned mirror doors, too attractive!”
From Washington Post • Apr. 16, 2015
No longer fashioned of sturdy standards like denim and broadcloth, the current crop is made of flashier stuff�mink and monkey fur, silk and satin, calfskin, chiffon and cut velvet.
From Time Magazine Archive
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From cut velvet to georgette, she made everything seem like gossamer and draped it skillfully on the body.
From Time Magazine Archive
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The furniture was overstuffed cut velvet with tassels.
From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck
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Georgy had little white waistcoats for evening parties, and little cut velvet waistcoats for dinners, and a dear little darling shawl dressing-gown, for all the world like a little man.
From Vanity Fair by Thackeray, William Makepeace
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